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EEE is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The last outbreak of EEE in Massachusetts occurred in 2019-2020, and resulted in 17 human cases with seven deaths.
Earlier this week, New York State health officials announced the death of an Ulster County man after he contracted eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne illness last detected in a New ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – As the summer heats up, disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes and ticks become more active.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Thursday announced a second confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a human and a second case in a horse this year.